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Bar billiards is a form of billiards which was possibly initially based on the traditional game of bagatelle. The origins of the game are uncertain, yet it has been suggested that there is a link to a traditional Russian game. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bar billiards"
In the US, Billiard balls are balls used to play the game of US billiards. The balls are numbered and colored as follows: ...more on Wikipedia about "Billiard ball"
The Billiard Congress of America was established in 1948. Its stated purpose is to "promote the sport of billiards." ...more on Wikipedia about "Billiard Congress of America"
This is the list of people inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame. Many of these were inducted ...more on Wikipedia about "Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame"
A billiard room is a room with a billiard or pool table. It is best when such a room has enough space around the table to accommodate the range of a stroke of the pool cue from all angles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billiard room"
Billiards is a family of games played on a table, with a stick, known as a cue stick, which is used to strike balls, moving them around the table. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billiards"
A billiards table or billiard table is a table on which carom billiards games are played such as three cushion billiards, straight rail ( carambole) and balkline . Regulation billiards tables are perfect rectangles, with the bed of the table (the playing surface) measuring ten feet by five feet. Although not common in the U.S., smaller size Billiards tables are occasionally seen, typically used for the Korean game of " four ball." ...more on Wikipedia about "Billiards table"
Bumper pool is a casual billiards game played on an octagonal or rectangular table with two pockets on opposite ends and 12 bumpers. Two bumpers surround each pocket with the other eight arranged on the table's midlines leaving a space just large enough for a ball to pass through. The game is played with 5 red and 5 white balls, with one marked ball in each set. The game may be played in a much smaller room than most billiards games because the tables are much smaller. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bumper pool"
Carambole billiards (or carom) is a billiards game possibly developed in the 18th century in France, though the exact date of invention is not clear. The game consisted of two white cue balls and a red object ball. The red ball was called carambola after a red fruit. The object of the game was to score points by hitting the opponent's cue ball and the object ball in a single stroke. The word carom was derived from carambola and it describes the shot where the cue ball first contacts one ball and then makes contact with a second ball. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carambole billiards"
Clive Everton (b. 1937) is a British veteran BBC snooker commentator and journalist. He began his BBC career on the radio, but has been commentating on the television from the 1978 World Championship through to the present. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Clive Everton"
In billiard games, the cue ball is usually the ball that a player must hit with the cue. It is usually white in color, although in certain games where more than one cue ball is used, a second yellow cue ball may be employed. See three cushion billiards. Ideally, the cue ball should be the same size and mass as the other balls, but in certain kinds of coin operated pool tables, it may be slightly bigger and heavier. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cue ball"
A cue stick or simply cue, is an item of sporting equipment essential to the games of billiards, pool and snooker. It is used to strike a ball, usually the cue ball. Cues are tapered sticks, typically about 1.5m (5ft) and 510-600g (18-21oz). Most cues are made of wood, but occasionally are made of other materials including graphite, graphite covered wood, carbon fiber, or aluminum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cue stick"
Earl Strickland, known as Earl the Pearl, is a famous American pool player. ...more on Wikipedia about "Earl Strickland"
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English billiards is a form of billiards played on a 6' X 12' rectangular table with pockets in the four corners and in the middle of the long sides (see Snooker for markings and a diagram). ...more on Wikipedia about "English billiards"
There are two similar yet distinct carom billiard games known as 4-ball. ...more on Wikipedia about "Four ball"
George Balabushka ( December 9, 1912 - December ?, 1975) was a Russian-born legendary billiards (pool) cue maker, arguably the most prominent member of that profession, and is sometimes referred to as ‘the Stradivarius of cuemakers.’ His full name or last name standing alone is often used to refer to a cue made by him. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Balabushka"
Golf is a pool game usually played for money. Unlike most pool games, it allows for more than two people to play with no compromises. It is often played on a ten foot snooker table. It requires precise shot making. ...more on Wikipedia about "Golf (billiards)"
Grady Mathews (born January 3, 1943), also known as "The Professor," is an American pool player who is as well-known for his after-hours play as his tournament success. He is also revered for his contributions to pocket billiards through his promotions and lessons. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grady Mathews"
Jean Balukas ( June 28, 1959 – ?), an American billiards player from Brooklyn, New York, ranks among the stellar females players in the history of the sport. Many aficionados place her as the greatest female player ever. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean Balukas"
Pockets are holes with pockets on the sides of billiard tables. Not all billiard tables have pockets (for example, carambole billiards). Games that do use pockets are called "pocket billiards", and the goal is usually shoot balls into the pockets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pocket (billiards)"
Russian billiards uses fifteen white balls and one red. ...more on Wikipedia about "Russian billiards"
Slop is a term used in the game of pool, or billiards. The term refers to placing a ball in a pocket by accident. ...more on Wikipedia about "Slop"
Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12' × 6') baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions. It is played using a cue, one white ball (the cue ball), 15 red balls and 6 colours: a yellow (worth 2 points), green (3 points), brown (4 points), blue (5 points), pink (6 points) and black ball (7 points). A player wins a frame of snooker by scoring the most points, through using the cue ball to pot all the red and coloured balls. A match consists of an agreed number of frames. Snooker is particularly popular in English-speaking countries ( Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, India and South Africa), and there has recently been a surge of interest in East Asia, with players from Hong Kong, China and Thailand entering the rankings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Snooker"
Steve Mizerak (born October 12, 1944) is a hall of fame pool player known especially for his supremacy during the 1970s and early 1980s in the game of straight pool (14.1 continuous). He has also appeared as an actor in the 1980's film The Color of Money as well as a humorous commercial for Miller Lite beer in which he proclaims that you can "really work up a thirst even when you're just showing off". ...more on Wikipedia about "Steve Mizerak"
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